Griezmann fires Atletico Madrid to Europa League title

Viet Nam News Football LYON — Antoine Griezmann was the hero for Atletico Madrid as the French striker scored twice in their 3-0 win over Marseille in Wednesday’s Europa League final in Lyon, allowing his club to win the trophy for the third time in nine seasons. It is Griezmann’s first major title as an Atletico player, and a fitting way to bow out if he leaves at the season’s end, with Barcelona tipped as his next destination. Griezmann – brought up in Macon, just 70 kilometres from Lyon – scored once in each half, his lethal finishes coming either side of Marseille losing Dimitri Payet to injury, the French team’s captain coming off in tears. Griezmann now has 29 goals for the season, although it was Gabi’s late strike that put the seal on the victory. “This is a reward for me after I left home aged 14, for all the work I have put in, the suffering,” Griezmann, who has spent his whole career in Spain but had only previously won one Spanish Super Cup, told beIN Sports. “There has been joy and sadness, but I am so happy and I hope to be able to live moments like this again.” Marseille had been desperate to win the second European trophy in their history, on French soil, 25 years after beating AC Milan in the inaugural Champions League final. But it was a flat night for their huge support, who threatened to ruin the occasion by lighting flares… [Read full story]